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Chapter 30

           

           ‘Wewilldecidetostophereifyouplease,’saidNell,turninghastilytothelandlord.

           ‘Ithinkthat’sprudent,’returnedMrGroves.‘Youshallhaveyoursuppersdirectly.’

           Accordingly,whenMrGroveshadsmokedhispipeout,knockedouttheashes,andplaceditcarefullyinacornerofthefire-place,withthebowldownwards,hebroughtinthebreadandcheese,andbeer,withmanyhighencomiumsupontheirexcellence,andbadehisguestsfallto,andmakethemselvesathome.Nellandhergrandfatheratesparingly,forbothwereoccupiedwiththeirownreflections;theothergentlemen,forwhoseconstitutionsbeerwastooweakandtamealiquid,consoledthemselveswithspiritsandtobacco.

           Astheywouldleavethehouseveryearlyinthemorning,thechildwasanxioustopayfortheirentertainmentbeforetheyretiredtobed.Butasshefeltthenecessityofconcealingherlittlehoardfromhergrandfather,andhadtochangethepieceofgold,shetookitsecretlyfromitsplaceofconcealment,andembracedanopportunityoffollowingthelandlordwhenhewentoutoftheroom,andtenderedittohiminthelittlebar.

           ‘Willyougivemethechangehere,ifyouplease?’saidthechild.

           MrJamesGroveswasevidentlysurprised,andlookedatthemoney,andrangit,andlookedatthechild,andatthemoneyagain,asthoughhehadamindtoinquirehowshecamebyit.Thecoinbeinggenuine,however,andchangedathishouse,heprobablyfelt,likeawiselandlord,thatitwasnobusinessofhis.Atanyrate,hecountedoutthechange,andgaveither.

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